Psalms 35:28
in Psalms 35Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
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ASV
And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness And of thy praise all the day long.
KJV
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
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This verse in Psalms 35
Commentary
12 notes on this verseWhile the psalm had this ending, therefore, I beseech those reading it not to incur even the slightest harm from the prayer of the righteous person or make it the occasion for curses against one's enemies. Instead, realize that the inspired author was adopting the …
This site's exposition
shout for joy and gladness
on Psalms 35:27-28
The shame asked on the enemies in verse 26 is matched here by shouting asked for the men who favor his vindication. What they are to say is Exalted be the LORD, who delights in the well-being of His servant.
This site's exposition
Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness
Augustine asked who could praise God all day long, and answered that whatever is done well is praise. Theodoret of Cyrus warned readers at the psalm's close against taking its prayers as leave to curse their own enemies. Adam Clarke said the one who received most owes most.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness, and of Your praise all the day long." And whose tongue endures to speak the praise of God all the day long? See now I have made a discourse something longer; you are wearied. Who endures to praise God all the day long? I will suggest a remedy, whereby you may praise God all the day long if you will. Whatever you do, do well, and you have praised God. When you sing an hymn, you praise God, but what does your tongue, unless your heart also praise Him? Have you ceased from singing hymns, and departed, that you may refresh yourself? Be not drunken, and you have praised God. Do you go away to sleep? Rise not to do evil, and you have praised God. Do you transact business? Do no wrong, and you have praised God. Do you till your field? Raise not strife, and you have praised God. In the innocency of your works prepare yourself to praise God all the day long.
What do you say now, the Head with the Members? "Let them shout for joy and be glad that favour My righteous cause:" who cleave to My Body. Yea, let them say "continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant" [Psalm 35:27]. "And my tongue shall speak of Your righteousness, and of Your praise all the day long" [Psalm 35:28]. And whose tongue endures to speak the praise of God all the day long? See now I have made a discourse something longer; you are wearied. Who endures to praise God all the day long? I will suggest a remedy, whereby you may praise God all the day long if you will. Whatever you do, do well, and you have praised God. When you sing an hymn, you praise God, but what does your tongue, unless your heart also praise Him? Have you ceased from singing hymns, and departed, that you may refresh yourself? Be not drunken, and you have praised God. Do you go away to sleep? Rise not to do evil, and you have praised God. Do you transact business? Do no wrong, and you have praised God. Do you till your field? Raise not strife, and you have praised God. In the innocency of your works prepare yourself to praise God all the day long.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"But my tongue also." Here he shows that he himself is also a partaker of this joy; as if to say: not only do those who have joy, but I too am a partaker of the joy of the saints. And of this he sets …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness,.... In vindicating his cause, and bringing his enemies to shame and confusion, as well as of the glory and excellency of that righteousness of his, by which he was justified in his sight, and from whence his inward peace and prosperity flowed: and of thy praise all the day long; for the many mercies, temporal and spiritual, he was every day favoured with.
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the L ORD : it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, L ORD , who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
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4 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century4 voices
Unceasing praise is here vowed to the just and gracious God. From morning till evening the grateful tongue would talk and sing, and glorify the Lord. O for such a resolve carried out by us all!
Unceasing praise is here vowed to the just and gracious God. From morning till evening the grateful tongue would talk and sing, and glorify the Lord. O for such a resolve carried out by us all!
And my tongue shall speak - I, who am chiefly concerned, and who have received most, am under the greatest obligation; and it will require the constant gratitude and obedience of my whole life to discharge the mighty debt I owe.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness - That is, I will praise thee as a righteous God. And of thy praise - Of that which is a ground or reason for praise. I will speak continually of that in God and in his doings which make it proper that he should be praised. All the day long - Continually; constantly. Every new proof of the kindness of God to him would lead to new acts of praise; and his life, as ours should be, would be a continual expression of thanksgiving.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי | uleshoni | and tongue my | H3956 → | 117 times |
| תֶּהְגֶּ֣ה | tehgeh | it will utter | H1897 → | 25 times |
| צִדְקֶ֑ךָ | tzidkecha | righteousness your | H6664 → | 119 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַ֝יּוֹם | haiyom | the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃ | tehilatekha | praise your | H8416 → | 56 times |
וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיand tongue my
uleshoniH3956 →117 times
תֶּהְגֶּ֣הit will utter
tehgehH1897 →25 times
צִדְקֶ֑ךָrighteousness your
tzidkechaH6664 →119 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַ֝יּוֹםthe day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃praise your
tehilatekhaH8416 →56 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 145:5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
it leads to
- Isaiah 12:4
and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- Psalms 119:27
Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
- Isaiah 12:4
Through
Psalms 145:21My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
it leads to
- Psalms 71:8
My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
- Psalms 71:15
My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 51:15
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
- Psalms 150:6
Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!
- Psalms 71:8
Through
Psalms 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
it leads to
- Psalms 71:13
May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- Psalms 71:13
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 35; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 35:13; Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS and Thomas Aquinas, Exposition on the Psalms of David.